Vanity case



H.- A. POVEL' VANITY CASE Filed Jan. 6, 27

mvsmox flyaainzbe ,4, Pavel Vii/MAM ATroRNEY$ Patented Sept. 11, 1928.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFECE- HYACINT'HE ALPHONSE POVEL, or PARIS,rmuvcn VANITY CASE.

Application filed January 6, 1927, Serial No. 159,254, and in FranceDecember 1, 1926.

This invention relates to vanity cases and more specifically to vanitycasesfor holding a powder box for face or other powder as well-as a:powder pull. The invention relatesFparticularly-to the powder box-itselfwhich is: so constructed as to permit a. small quantit vof. powderto1be' ejected or forced there om when so desired thereby obviating anypossibility of loss or waste of-thepowder. I

The principalobject'ofthe invention is the production of a vanitycase-and powder box ofethe "general type heretofore described whichshall befsimplei-in construction'and of ease and of low cost "tomanufacture.

A further objectbf the invention is the production of avanitycaseholding a powder box ian'd powder pull and a cover for the case to whicha mirror is so attached that when'the cover-is in closed position onthe'case the mirror will engage the pow der' pufi adjacent the'box, thepowder puff providing a protective seat for the mirror and the.powder'pufi then acting from pressure of the mirror to effectively fillthe space providedt-herefor and to close a discharge openingor openingsin the powder box.

5 Further andcother objects of the invention will appear from thefollowing descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawingin which:

Fig. '1 is a plan view of the blank from which the body of the powderbox is constructed.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the tray of the powder boxis con structed.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the parts constituting the powder boxbefore assem bly thereof.

Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the powder box itself after the partshave been assembled.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal cross-section taken through the powder boxshowing it filled with powder.

Fig. 6 is a'perspective view of the vanity case with its cover in openposition and with the powder box and a powder puff in position therein.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a modified form of powder box.

Referring in detail to the several figurcs of the drawing, and moreparticularly to Fig. 1 indicates a walled base of a vanity case having acover 2 hinged thereto in any desirable manner. said base and coverbeing provided with the usual cooperating elements 3 and 4 forming aclasp whereby the cover may be frictionally held in --closed position onthe base. If so desired 'the cover may also contain or hold in anyconvenient manner. the mirror 5. The walled base receives the powderpuff 6 as well as a powder box 7 the construction of-which willpresently be described in detail. The powder puff 6 and the powder boxy?fit snugly within the walled base 1 inj'uxtaposi tion to each other asshown in"F,ig.6. 1

-The blank from which the body of the powder box 7 is constructed is's'cored1 as indicated in Fig. 1, the inner scored portions being thenbent up to form walls 8 having flanges 9 thereon. Said-body is alsoprovided with an opening IO'the rein ofa size permitting the end oftheusers finger to be inserted therein. otsaid body is also providedwithan aperture 11. The blank from which the tray of the powder box isconstructed is indicated at 12 (see Fig. 2) and is provided with a largerectangularshaped opening l3there in and with scored portions 14' whichwhen bent or turned up, form'the walls of the tray as indicated inFig.3.- All of said walls are provided at their edges with ears 15. thewalls 14 and is adapted to register with the aperture 11 in the body 7.

When the powder box is to be'loaded with face or other powder thevarious parts thereof are in the relative position shown in Fig. 3. Amembrane or plate 17 ofresiL ient material such as cellophane isprovided and is inserted within the body 7 with which it interfits. Thetray 12' is then insorted within the body 7 and seated on the resilientmembrane 17 which forms a closure for the opening 13, the tray thenbeing filled or packed with the powder 17 (see Fig. 5). The cars 15 onthe tray-are then bent inwardly at right angles to the position shown inFig. 3 after which a closingwall 18 constructed of cardboard or anyother suitable material is seated on the bent-over cars 15 and theflanges 9 are then bent over onto the closing wall 18 to lock it inposition. hen the parts have been assembled as justdescribed theirrelative positions are shown in the sectional View Fig. 5.

hen the powder ho}: 7 has been inscii'ed in the vanity case. it in thepasition shown An aperture 16 is formed in 'on'e'of One of thewalls 8 iin Fig-:6. When. it is desired 'to'use some of thepowder, the-powderpufi is removed from the case and the resilient membrane 17 appearingthrough the opening 10 is tapped to an extentdependi'ng upon the amountof powder required. Some of the powder contained in the powder box isthereupon forced or jected through the aperture 11 onto the base of thevanity case and may-be collected by means of the powder puff 6or-otherwise. lVhen the powder-box is full-of-powder the pressure of the1133i ient membrane thereagai-nst will force it out of the aperture1'1"when--,pressure is applied against the niem'b-rane'li but if thepowder boxis partially empty the air pressure exerted-againstthepowderand caused by the tappinglof-saidpresilient member ejects thepowder :irjomsaid'--aperture.- lVhen the powdeywboxf-and powder puffhave been planed-within the? vanity ease the powder putl" slmts-'.ofi3or cloesihe aperture 11 thus preventing :theaccidentalescape,- or loss of powder the powder box.) l

@141 will be understood 'that'yarious'rnod-ifications may bez-resorted.to without depart ing inomkhe spirit of the invention as set forthinvtheialppendedt-elaims. Various defifithegconstruction of the vanitycase or Ofithepowder itself could be resorted toand thet-pew'derbox may,be mounted on the-cover 2 of? the vanity case instead of beingheld'witbin the body thereof if so desiredp- Also :as(- shown in" theperspective view of-Fig I a-series of openings 19 could bep-rovi-ded inone of the walls 8 of the body of "the, powder: box and a similar seriesof openings inia wall l4of thetray 12 in which case. the/apertures 1-1and 16 respectivelycould lie-dispensed with:

Will-benoted from Fig. 6 the mirror 5 preferably is of such size that itoccupies the upper-part only ofthe cover 2 so that when the-oover-isclosed the .mirror lies on the powder puli 6 adjacent the powder box,said puff acting as a protective seat for the mirror. The mirror-alsopresses against thetpowder pull when the cover is closed of powder.

therebycompressing the same and causing it toexpandand fill: the spaceprovided therefonwhereby itwilleffectively seal or close theaperture1.1; and prevent accidental loss What Iclaim asmy invention is 1,.v Ina. vanity-case, a walled base, a cover therefor, a powder box having anopening therein; and fitting within said walled base,

- amovable member associated with said said walled opening injuxtaposition to said powder box a nd acting as a' plosnre fpr said p ga v p 2. Ina vanity case, a powder box therein having adischargeopening, a resilient membrane' or p'latdforniirig a part of a wall ofsaid powder box for discharging powder through said opening by pressureapplied against said: membrane, m-pomder pull in said vanity caseadjacent said opening and a cover for compressing said pufi'where'by anedge thereof will close "said discharge open1ng.

3. A powder box having a discharge aperture therein and an. opening-in awall .thereof; a resilient plate within said boxi, a point dot-holdingtray" engagingr resilient plate and a-closure--'plate engaging said't'ray said tray being providedwith ansapertum' corresponding with saiddischarge-aperhire and with: anopehing yin the;wrall-':thori5ofadjaoentisaid plate: "w =2 iifin'ieg 41 A powder-boxhavinga dischafge'apenl ture therein and an inwa final} thno of, a flange 'on: said;1001:; a'mesiliehbr-plate within saidrbox closingsaiduopeilimg andadapted to discharge: p'owder through said aperture when pressure-is:plied against said plate, a powder-holding tray engaging said resilient'plate aolos'rire-piate ion gaging said tray and: held iniengageinenttherewith. by said flange, 'siid being provided with an aperturecormsponding'"w ith said discharge aperture and with an open-i ing inthe wallthereof adjacent saidp-labe.

5. A vanity case-comprising a walled base holding a powder box halvingadischargeaperture therein. and a powder puff fitting in said case injuxtaposition to'said box and adjacentsaid aperture anda cover for saidbase having a mirror fastened to a portion only thereof wherebysaidinirror will ongage said powder puff when the cover-is inclosed positionand will compress said pull to cause it to close said dischargeaperture. i

6. In a vanity case, a powder box therein and a powderpufii-njuxtaposition to said box, said box having a lateral dischargeopening facing said powder pufi', a resilient member associated withsaid owder box for discharging powder through said opening by pressureapplied against said resilient member and a cover for said case forclosing the same and for applying-pressure against said powder pufi tocause it to ex-' HYACINTHE ALPHONSE PO VEL.

